Blackhawks Prospects: March Updates
The Chicago Blackhawks’ prospects have had a terrific year at every level, and many regular seasons are nearing a close. With the announcement Before the trade deadline in two trades the Hawks unloaded their three top point producers in Rockford, making room for some of the talented players in college and juniors to close out their 2016-17 season in the AHL. Chicago also added another forward, Matthew Highmore, to the mix on Thursday, who has been added to our updates below.
- FORWARDS
Alex DeBrincat – Erie Otters (OHL)
54 games, 55 goals, 58 assists, 113 points
Matthew Highmore – Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL) **NEW**
58 games, 32 goals, 50 assists, 82 points
Alexandre Fortin – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
44 games, 19 goals, 26 assists, 45 points
Radovan Bondra – Prince George Cougars (WHL)
Vancouver Giants (WHL): 32 games, 19 goals, 12 assists, 31 points
Prince George Cougars (WHL): 23 games, 11 goals, 13 assists, 23 points
Slovakia (WJC): 5 games, 0 points
Maxim Shalunov – Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL)
49 games, 19 goals, 18 assists, 37 points
John Dahlström – Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL): 55 games, 25 goals, 27 assists, 52 points
Sweden (WJC): 8 games, 2 goals, 0 assists, 2 points
Nathan Noel – Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
45 games, 22 goals, 21 assists, 43 points
Graham Knott – Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Niagara IceDogs (OHL): 14 games, 4 goals, 13 assists, 17 points
Windsor Spitfires (OHL): 37 games, 10 goals, 18 assists, 28 points
Roy Radke – Barrie Colts (OHL)
37 games, 21 goals, 11 assists, 32 points
Radke missed 20 games because of an ankle injury.
Mathias From – Rögle BK (SHL)
Rögle BK J20 (SuperElit): 12 games, 8 goals, 9 assists, 17 points
Rögle BK (SHL): 30 games, 3 goals, 1 assist, 4 points
Denmark (WJC): 3 games, 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 points
Artur Kayumov – HK Ryazan (VHL)
HK Ryazan (VHL): 12 games, 1 goal, 6 assists, 7 points
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL): 4 games, 0 points
Loko Yaroslavl (MHL): 33 games, 8 goals, 11 assists, 19 points
- DEFENSEMEN
Lucas Carlsson – Brynäs IF (SHL)
Brynäs IF (SHL): 38 games, 3 goals, 7 assist, 10 points
Sweden (WJC): 7 games, 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points
Andreas Söderberg – IK Pantern (Allsvenskan)
51 games, 3 goals, 6 assists, 9 points
Joni Tuulola – HPK (Liiga)
50 games, 2 goal, 6 assist, 8 points
Jake Ryczek – Waterloo (USHL)
40 games, 7 goals, 19 assists, 26 points
NCAA prospects
- FORWARDS
John Hayden – Yale*
29 games, 19 goals, 12 assists, 31 points
* – Hayden is the captain at Yale this season
Dylan Sikura – Northeastern
34 games, 20 goals, 33 assists, 53 points
Anthony Louis – Miami (OH)**
32 games, 13 goals, 23 assist, 36 points
** – Louis is an alternate captain at Miami this season
Matt Iacopelli – Western Michigan
32 games, 19 goals, 11 assists, 30 points
Chris Calnan – Boston College*
35 games, 5 goals, 9 assists, 14 points
* – Calnan is the captain at Boston College this season
Fredrik Olofsson – Omaha
29 games, 11 goals, 11 assists, 22 points
Beau Starrett – Cornell
29 games, 3 goals, 8 assists, 11 points
Jack Ramsey – Minnesota
30 game, 1 goal, 2 assist, 3 points
- DEFENSEMEN
Luc Snuggerud – Omaha
34 games, 11 goals, 19 assists, 30 points
Dennis Gilbert – Notre Dame
34 games, 0 goals, 20 assists, 20 points
Chad Krys – Boston University
34 games, 4 goal, 5 assists, 9 points
Ryan Shea – Northeastern
34 games, 1 goal, 11 assists, 12 points
Blake Hillman – Denver
33 games, 0 goals, 5 assists, 5 points
What aboot prospects playing for the IceHogs? Off topic but Anisimov, Hjalmarsson, Schmaltz, Tootoo out tonight. Panarin questionable. Better now than later.
Oh, and ones in udder leagues, i.e. KHL.
Probably not in the top half of the league in prospect pipelines, but hopefully a few of them make it to the Hawks over the next few years.